“As far as Crossroads is concerned,” Eva said. “Here.”“To the boat?”The boat being SV Flint, the 90 foot catamaran Surprise bought with th...e insurance money that EVERYBOAT, Insurance for Murphy, paid out when terrorists ... or pirates ... dropped a pair of refurbishing Frigates on top of her 100 foot catamaran, SV Surprise. Collateral damage ... but still covered by a prepaid “More boats than Drivers” policy Sultry Wench Flintkote ... mom ... had negotiated with EVERYBOAT when the triplets had. It certainly was fun while it lasted – I mean, a whole two years!If she wanted to get another female, there was one place that might work. One hot weekday afternoon, she got dressed to go there. She was a tall, well-built girl with dark hair she wore down to her chin, which was on the short side for that era. Vivian had said it made her look “dyke-y,” which was a sort of an irritating thing to hear but Cathy gave her a pass on that.On that day she dressed simply in a short-sleeved pullover top. Testing the door, I discovered it was unlocked and walked straight in.Thank god for Canadians, I chuckled to myself, admiring the photos on the wall. Two girls - twins, by the look of them - and a son. And, of course, Mom and Dad, standing in the family portrait, with their arms proudly around each other.A perfect nuclear family. There’s nothing I enjoy playing with more.They were even having dinner together. I could’t believe it - the son must have been a high school senior, but he still sat. We pulled into the car park of the shopping centre, Sue looked at me and said, "Lee, you will do whatever I tell you to do, you will follow me about the shops and do whatever I say, is that understood?"I tried to fight it, but the only words that came out were, "Yes Sue."We got out of the car and walked into the shopping centre, Sue headed straight for the lingerie department with me following meekly behind."We need to get you some new underwear Lee," she said as she pulled out a white satin.
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